Legal Opinion
Finkelstein v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1991No. 88-648PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*592ON REHEARING EN BANC
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
A division of this court reversed the trial judge’s grant of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and, in the alternative, a new trial. After reconsideration by the court en banc, we also conclude that the judge erred in granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict, but we sustain her grant of a new trial on the ground that the verdict was excessive.1
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Jay Finkelstein, as personal representative of the estate of Harry Barman, brought suit under the District of Columbia Wrongful Death Act, D.C.Code § 16-2701 et seq. (1989), and the District of…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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